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House officers at Lagos State Teaching Hospital (LUTH), yesterday, raised the alarm over poor working conditions and the death of a house officer, Dr. Umoh Michael, for allegedly working for 72 hours.

Dr Michael allegedly died on September 17, after being on a 72-hour-call in the Neurosurgery Unit. He was said to have been on call for the duration before arriving home on Sunday morning for church service, and slumped in his worship centre (United Evangelical Church) at about 11:00a.m.

In a letter written to the Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof. Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo by medical doctors under the aegis of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), LUTH chapter, said the late doctor’s roommate attested to the fact that the deceased had hardly slept in their apartment for the past one week.

They claimed that Dr. Michael was always on call and had returned home after surgeries and other activities in the Neurosurgery unit at about 3:00a.m.

“We have long standing challenges since we resumed housemanship here and one most striking challenge is the bullying we receive from our senior colleagues, stressful call hours without breaks in between, no call food and no good accommodation”, they said.

In their request, the doctors demanded that House Officers, who were on call the previous day, should be allowed either half day the next day or allowed to resume work by midday the following day, and should not be made to work for 48 hours at stretch.

They also demanded that compulsory health checks at the beginning of House jobs should be free or grossly subsidised for House Officers. They further demanded that their senior colleagues, senior s and registrars should make the work environment friendly for them and House officers should not do work of potters, nurses or patient relatives.

Reacting, LUTH’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Omolola Fakeye, said: “It is not true that anybody worked for 72 hours. I have not been briefed about his death. We were at a programme yesterday (Monday), but I will find out; I can’t say anything now. I will check the medical report of what could have happened because anybody can say anything, but the medical report will show to us what actually happened,” he said.

https://guardian.ng/news/doctor-dies-after-allegedly-working-72-hours-in-luth/

Work no pay

A 72 hour shift is insane. Nigeria is the hell they mentioned in the Bible. Everyone here is probably paying for the sins of a past life

Everything about Nigeria is always somehow. Why on earth someone will be working for 72 hours when you are not contesting for Guinness book of record. It's insane.

Nawa oo

Stawner16:
A 72 hour shift is insane. Nigeria is the hell they mentioned in the Bible. Everyone here is probably paying for the sins of a past life

Excluding me...shoutout to fellow remote earners.

This worker died due to heart exuastion.

AuntRose:
If he had Japa....

he may still be alive.

@magzey learn how to properly quote mentions first before claiming to know the blueprint of your god without evidence.

Wittyness

That's why we need to stop large departments for theatre arts, ing, mass comm, law or zoology and start having bigger medical science departments and faculties. Demand and supply is not only applicable to commodity market. Even Jesus said the harvest is plenty but labourers are few.

If he had Japa....

Well

Nothing beats work life balance.

You can’t work for three days straight without rest and your body will not react. Let’s all talk rest when the body asks of it please.

Meanwhile I have solid 10’ inches Android tablets. Please check my pr0file

Kai
Wahala no dey finish

RIP

After working for 72hours non-stop he still went to church, so the working house is more than 72hrs because no one go to church to relax................... God is good all the time.

As a medical doctor I believe you should know what is best for you and condition of your health...

So sad. We need to find time to rest often. RIP Doc

Geez. That's a lotta time.
RIP

Stawner16:
A 72 hour shift is insane. Nigeria is the hell they mentioned in the Bible. Everyone here is probably paying for the sins of a past life

May he RIP.


Sorry to say, but na him kill himself o.

Nobody fit try that shit with me. I go work for 72 hours for what??

So so sad! And then Nigeria also happened to him. Rest in peace in a better world sir. Perhaps Sanwo-Olu wife will also call this ugly and embarrassing incident the handiwork of "witches, spiritual forces" or "village people" again.

RepoMan007:
That's why we need to stop large departments for theatre arts, ing, mass comm, law or zoology and start having bigger medical science departments and faculties. Demand and supply is not only applicable to commodity market. Even Jesus said the harvest is plenty but labourers are few.

What a funny take. If you like train one million doctors. Majority of them will still leave if you pay them peanuts while politicians flex around the world

They don’t really care . Look at the numbers of aids the Lagos state governor appointed what does he need that number for when they will probably earn more than what a Doctor earns.

Will the world end if we have sufficient health workers in our hospitals? If na UK now the man for no die because of the good welfare over there.

God please save Nigeria!!!

Hmmm....

Before we start making comments...


How practicable is it to be on duty officially for 72hrs

Are we saying roasters were made to keep any Dr at work for 72hrs non-stop

I am being careful to understand what happens before one can blame the superiors and authorities for allowing a 72hrs duty roaster to stand!!!

RIP

Hardwork kills

Couldn't break world record. Rest in peace

He wanted to treat Nigeria...
But Nigeria don treat am badly

Islie:


https://guardian.ng/news/doctor-dies-after-allegedly-working-72-hours-in-luth/

After working 72hours
You still went to church??

72hours?
Lol...i dey do more than that.

Work dun kill doctor.